Wednesday, February 4, 2009

this explains a lot



After watching 'The Red Balloon'(below) again after so many years, I decided to dig a little deeper into my early viewing on the television.There were so many very very strange shows on TV when I was a kid.The BBC was just starting to get childrens programing together.We didn't have superman or any comic book hero's. We had 'the Woodentops (this was about a large family that were made out of wood), Then there was 'Rag Tag and Bobtail'(this was about a rabbit and a rat and a snail that lived underground) and then there was the Tales of the river boat' (the main lead in this show was a hamster called Hammy Hamster' Brilliant!!!) But the best one by far was Bill and Ben (yes I know, it sounds a little fruity) this was about two little men who were made out of flowerpots (what else?) and lived in flowerpots. There best friend (apart from each other) was a weed (called weed...what else) anyway do yourself a treat and watch what I was forced to watch as a child.The fact is I loved these shows, it explains a lot ...Pink floyd, Monty Pythons flying circus, oh the list goes on. In fact it explains a lot about me and my early take on things...

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Then again...I remember watching Benny Hill, Monty Python, Faulty Towers, Doctor Who, and of course...Are You Being Served as a child....hmmm...cheeky...ever so...as a child...hmmm guess I will never grow up...

Well there was "Soap" and "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman"...but then again...I don't think I had exactly 'permission' to watch those shows...

I always hated Mr. Rogers...never thought it was right for a grown up to play with plastic ducks in a bathtub...alone...there should always be a woman present...

M

PHILIP BROOKER said...

dear M thank you for your comment.Your shows were for little older kids..I watched mine when I was 4 5 6 7.....how times have changed.......x

Anonymous said...

I am cracking up. I can picture you sitting in front of the tv. Did you have crewcut like the boys here did? You must post a picture. My hero was mighty mouse. He always saved the day. Where is my mighty mouse now?

PHILIP BROOKER said...

no, we didnt really have crew cuts in England...ill post a picture of me when (age 5) I feel brave enogh

Anonymous said...

why do I always come out anonymous? Its silly me. philip xx ellen s m

PHILIP BROOKER said...

IM NOT SURE...HELLO ANYWAY X